Pop Spots

English and French versions. This is a crescent shaped shawl with pop-out spots. Only one colour is worked at a time, stitches are then dropped to create the spots and texture. It can be worked in a wide vareity of yarns in different gauges. A lace yarn with large needles like the Tvinni example gives a delicate drapy shawl. A fingering or dk weight yarn knit more closely (not such a large needle) is great for snuggling in to. This would also be a good choice for self striping and handspun yarns; giving many different colours of spots with little effort. Alternatively, use left over yarns to work each row of spots and a solid colour for the background, to tie them together. Listed below are approximate yarn requirements for a light fingering yarn. **Small** Body (MC) 170m/186yds Spots (CC) 130m/142yds Edging (CC) 150m/164yds **Large** Body (MC)250m/273yds Spots (CC) 250m/273yds Edging (CC) 230m/251yds **Sizes:** Large: Wingspan; 200cm, depth 50cm Small: Wingspan; 165cm, depth 40cm There is a tutorial [here][1] for how-to make the spots pop. There is also lots of discussion and links to videos on the Pop Spots [KAL][2]. Thank you to [Christine73][3] for the French Translation and [Knittingtastic][4] for tech editing. [1]: http://www.loopknitlounge.com/techniques/pop-spots-tutorial/ [2]: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/loop-london/2395232/1-25 [3]: http://www.ravelry.com/people/Christine73 [4]: http://www.ravelry.com/people/knittingtastic